blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
flour; meal; powder; dust
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to mix; to stir; to blend
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to give; to do (something) for
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
now that; since; so long as; because
finished product; finished goods; completed article
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to mix; to blend; to combine
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
firmly; solidly; heartily